Workshop summary: "We and our neighbourhoods" (November 21, 24 and 25, 2020)
This text presents a summary of the conversation that happened during the "We and our neighbourhoods" workshops that took place virtually November 21, 24 and 25, 2020. This workshop, which was originally part of the synodal process, was opened to all Catholics in the diocese. Despite the postponing of the synodal process, Archbishop Paul-André Durocher and the pastoral team wished to continue the dialogue in order to discern together paths for the future. In this workshop, we discerned the sufferings that exist in our neighbourhoods and reflected on how we can individually and through our parish community make a difference to alleviate these sufferings. 1) The 10 words that came out the most to describe "the suffering that exists in our neighbourhoods’’ in this time of pandemic: Solitude-Stress-Fear-Isolation-Anxiety-Depression-Poverty-Concerns about the future-Loss of meaning-Impossibility of seeing loved ones. ...